Below are the recommendations issued by the Overtures Committee on June 13.

Overtures chairman ruled Overture 40 ruled out of order because it does not meet the requirements of RAO 13-6.

Overtures Committee voted to answer Overture 39, Urge Presbyteries to Fund a Bible Translation, in the negative. The vote was 68-24-9.

Overtures Committee voted to answer, Overture 29, Form Study Committee to Study RPCNA Report on Sexual Orientation, in the negative. The vote was 60-37-6.

Overtures Committee voted to answer Overture 25, Address the Unordained Diaconate, in the negative. The vote was 76-24-3.

In its first business of the day, Overtures Committee voted to answer Overture 23, Amend BCO 35-11 Not to Disqualify Automatically a Member of a Court Who Was Called as a Witness, in the affirmative as amended.

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